Power Memorial Academy - Power Yearbook (New York, NY)

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'EXTBACURBICULA In burldrng hrs models he usually takes about three days On Saturdays hrs trme rs spent at near by parks where the space provrdes a satrsfactory flyrng freld In Dave s workshop you wrll frnd all the paraphenalra expected of a model burld er These rnclude carvrng tools, cement, clamps, scraps and a host of other necessrtres Dave plans to enter Fordham bnr versrty upon leaxrng Power and thus follow rn the footsteps of hrs father As mrght be expected of thrs arrplane fan, he wrll be majorrng rn aeronautrcal engrneerrng Thrs rs the freld he belreves he would enjoy makrng hrs lrfetrme oc cupatron Hobbres Crrtrc, Drsc Jockey, Student As the last movement of the Rach manrnoff Concerto rn C mrnor ended the drsc jockey of 604 Ernest CerJas moved a platter of ancrent vrntage from rts holder He placed rt on the phono graph and then rn total contrast wrth the prevrews prece came the rhythmrc, pulsatrng beats of jazz that became pop ular durrng the roarrng twentres Ln conscrously hrs hands and feet moved rn unrson wrth the measures of the musrc Ernest, or as he rs termed by hrs frrends Ernre , rs a person who appre crates good musrc regardless of whether rt s classrcal, semr classrcal or jazz Please do not conclude that thrs rs hrs iw 'of' Davrd Wrr ht wsrth hrs favorrtc arrplano rn hrs hands V only rnterest Certarnly not for Ernre besrdes berng a musrc lover, rs a patron of the crnema and a book lover But more of that later He rs an ardent fan of two Contrnental vocalrsts Jacquelrne Francors and Xves Nlontand Another top favorrte of hrs rs Marlene Dretrrch If you drop rnto the lrbrary after school hell be more than glad to rntro duce you to them fOn platters f coursej Xou wrll be sure to frnd hrm F,.iv .-as I Ernre Cerjas sprns a platter on the lrbrars rrrachrne March 26 1952 there srnce he rs a lrbrarran He sets hrm self apart from most other students be cause of hrs Jovral mood and helpful attrtude As we mentroned before I'rnre rs a movre goer just vaguely hrnt as to the theme of a prcture 'md Prnre wrll rn stantly recollect the trtle and prrncrple actors He rs equally well rnformed about srlent stars as he rs about rnoderns srnce he possesses a xarrety of books on the hrstorx of the crnema In Lrnre s oprnron the Prcture of the Xear Award wrll go to Decrszon Before Dawn He rates Arthur kennedy as the best actor of the year Soon when these selec trons come about, we ll see how relrable hrs predrctrons are Although not fr bookuorm but growl rng, hrs sprre moments mth readrn Ifrnre rs rlu its to be found penetrrtrng, book coxers betueen perrods He rs de xoted to hrs books and rrrll trarel to out of the wax places rn hope of rrndrnv bargarns or exceptronal xolumes Nox els are hrs usual chorce of readrng matter although he max read a book of poetry occasronallx Ernre rntends to take up accountrnv at Colunrbra upon Uraduatron Secretlx he possesses a desrre to enter the thertre world Hrs rdea of the theatrrcrl lrfe rs not the fame rwhrch results but the greatness ot exaltatron to be felt when the goal or success rs reached 109 , . . v . it v . 4 . . l 5' y Q . . . u u 4 1 rc ' ' . ra -- , . 7 re- ' i I . . . U l l..rBrr.r . . rr ' N ', U . U Y . . . . . . . I . l , , ' cz - - ra ' . . . Y I 4 7 4 . . . . L 4 , - I H I ,Y . . . v . . . , . . , . . . . H vw ' , ' , - , . 0 . . . , . . . ' , ' , ,, . . . , Y , r ' rr - - J: . , . A , 1. . v ' , . - -0 ' 1 2 ' ' FL 1 'I 'L I 7 - , - v ' . ' - , K . . . - - ' . rs . Y . v v V V. Y . V , A . . v C . J' C' C ry I N va M1 -Q - , i I 1 n Q A ' . ' c 4 1 S L . .., I.1Brr.x C N ' .. c ' ' . c I - N . a

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EXTRACUBRICULA QPOWRXNINODIM xngqt me ill All haul to Al ma Ma ter whose name we all re vere l2l By Power our Al ma Ma ter well al ways fsrm ly stand J fll No one can shalme 5 trust n her whom we all hold so dear 127 Our pndc our trust we here con fess our love a ross the land f ll And may we al ways wm for her re nown and nch er fame to l2l And al ways we wnll cher ssh though we are far a way we ll lll Crown her now and thru the years tomag nl fy her name l2l Necr for get our sa cred pledge to HonorPMA Here lt xs' Our School s olllclal Alma Mater Song 'Vlemonze lt' Show them your mlght For, when we play It s always Flght for Power' F1ght for Power' FIGHTY Travelmg Words One of the perplexltles always to be found 1n everyday llfe IS that 1ntr1cate conglomeratxon of partly authentlc state ments, the rumor From what does a Power rumor evolve? Here s a not un usual example There ll probably be no act1v1ty today l Why? I th1nk there s a teacher s meet1ng somewhere upstate Vl alk1ng down the corr1dor B111 meets an acquamtance D1d you hear, Paul? W mlght not have Actlvlty today ThlS IS overheard by an 1mag1nat1ve freshman who relays lt to h1s frlend m1nus a few essent1al words leav1ng the phrase to read No Actwzty today! The rumor whlps through the classrooms and at 2 15 every student 1n the school packs h1s books and IS about to leave when frantlc batches of teachers run around assurmg them of the1r grave error From a thousand volces comes a staccato of t But Brother I thought I There are even more popular rumors 108 m Power The best known IS the Ab sent Teacher' routme If an 1nstructor IS delayed even for a few m1nutes the word qu1ckly spreads around the class concerned that Hes absent' Note books 1mmed1ately fly out, pens are hur r1edly grlpped and tomorrows home work IS begun When the teacher arr1ves there IS a startled awkward moment, and one more class lS scheduled for de tentlon camp Another popular rumor IS the one that concerns days off NI1s1nformed by the1r companlons half the school llstens to the other half who soon convlnce the1r mformers the rema1n1ng half and all plan on next Monday and Tuesday at the Cmema but Fr1dav afternoon s an nouncements fo1l the1r w1shes The best rumor of all IS the one whlch foretells a test Most often, no exam occurs but lt does serve to keep the student on h1s toes and well versed ln h1s lessons Ed Note It IS rumored that the above rumor IS the product of the fert1le m1nd of some Brothers who major IH Psychology ll ere you caught? Are you smarter now? CPun, punj Hobby Propellors Awelghl The eng1ne whlrred and everyone has tened to be clear of the planes path The propeller was turnlng near 1ts peak of revolutxons then, the plane l1fted E . I - - 1 1 A f 1-....1.....-1, -- -- .. --M ,- 1 1 2 'zu ::L ':: - ::. -::':'::.. :: --...- -- 2 .... ----.............. ..1............ ..- ,...-..-..... I 1 I h 5 - - - . 5 fl - : '- . ..-1.........:::- : .. . :11. :- 1 in 1 n-nv--u-nun-1-an-n-11--nu-zu-sun: i -A annum nuul-1.-1 11 1:11:11 nun 11154-u -1:-'11-1-n . 1 - ' -' - ' ' - 1 t A I l i 131 iii ifiiii 7 i? .LQ ilQlQ.1l.1r1L.1l-1 I 1' le -.--.-.... -..-.-----. , .- I . . , . . L 1 u . . . H - - , . . . 7 I ' ' , rc 1 y - - - . . , . 0 . , . . . . ' . . . , s A ' . . . Y . Y ' . 1 . ' 9 , , . . y , . B 11. , , , , - , 1 . . . ' 1 1 ' . . . . , . . U . , . ' v ' ' ll! e A ' 1 w n w n . - - . n u . l A Z . . . A, , n . v . I ,, , . . ,, . ' . 4 ' ' Y 4 . . . , . Y . . . f . . 1 . - . 7 . . , . . . LaBua MOTFIS and Twomey hum our School song gracefully off the ground It cllmbed at a steep angle and headed 1nto the vast expanse of blue sky Suddenly the steady hum of the eng1ne ceased and an omlnous SIICHCC enveloped the field Wllh a splral mot1on lt plummetted to the earth 1t had so recently left and struck Wlth a resound1ng force A figure clad 1n a brown Jacket rushed despamngly to the wreck, and d1sda1n fully salvaged the scattered p1eces But th1s d1d not d1scourage Powers model alrplane enthus1ast, Davld W rlght of 401 He entered h1s home workshop and 1mmed1ately set to work on another, more lmproved model Dave has had th1s hobby for three years He was temp ted to enter th1s field s1nce most of h1s ne1ghborhood frlends were already fiymg m1n1ature a1rplanes and succeeded m conv1nc1ng h1m that he should also jom the fraternlty Dave s present a1rl1ne conslsts of four rubber band powered ShlpS HIS favor1te manufacturer of them IS the Monogram company Of the varxous types of planes Dave conslders the a1r force tighter plane the best to model Agamst h1s ne1ghborhood pals Dave often enters 1n group compet1t1on The w1nners are p1cked because of the merlts of the1r respectlve planes These 1ncluded flj durab1l1tv C21 beauty and C33 the plane s ab1l1ty to clxmb and soar for a long durat1on The Power

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BELIGIIIN These Are Tlmes A Specral Feature These are, mdeed, txmes that try men s souls No longer can a Cathohc find refuge ln medxocrlty Ixo longer can he straddle the fence making excuses to both sldes hopmg to please everyone The tlme has arrrved when he must choose Chrrst or Satan The perllous mrddle ground IS no longer open to hrm The t1tant1c struggle for survrval be tween Chr1st1an1ty and communrsm has begun, the battle lrnes have been drawn 1n blood 1n Europe and rn Asla Those who follow Chrlst must now be ready to embrace Hrs cross The challenge to Cathohc youth has been lssued What shall be your reply? Yours IS the world and all thats 1n rt sard Ixlplmg Though he referred to world consrderatlons, hrs statement IS defin1tely correct 1n the sp1r1tual order also The commumsts have long ago reallzed the power and potentlalltles of the young Therr youth program has been geared to the trammg of mlhtant athelsts whose sole desrre IS to serve communrsm Chr1st lS cruclfied anew on the symbol of the hammer and srckle' Here rn Amerrca youth rs asleep, they drssrpate therr energres chasmg the ram bow of pleasure It IS up to you as Cath ohcs to show the way A very leisurely perusal of our dally papers shows tragr cally that the way IS far from clear to all young people Prayer and good example are your weapons Nlass and the secraments are your ammunxtron Vl 1th them you can conquer the world, change rt, mold It to the hkeness of Chrrst Do not say to yourself that you are only one person Thrs IS a coward s excuse Let s not for get that all the armles and organrzatrons of the world are made up of one per sons Nor can you excuse yourself w1th the now classrc I a1nt no holy joe That too smacks of cowardlce, as lf you were apologlzmg for bemg what you should be Let people know where you stand Be proud of the fact that you go to Mass and Holy Communlon every week Invrte others to go and do m llke manner If vou happen to be gomg to evenmg dexouons on a Sunday eve nrng G es I sald exenmg devotions some Catholic boys do thls you knowl dont sneak off as rf you were about to perpetrate a great crime, mentlon lt casually to the rest of the group and perhaps be surprised to find that they mrght want to go also Get 1n on Parlsh act1v1t1es Dont confine your ldea of of Cathollc Actlon to the mtrrcate foot work mvolved rn the weekly C YO dance The rdea goes much deeper than th1s It means a full partrclpatlon ln all phases of Church llfe Then agam, th1s calls for a httle work on your part If you want a lrttle 1nsp1r1at1on read the accounts of what sacrlfices are de manded of voung communists and blush Recall the suffermgs of the condemned of Srberla and see how lt measures up to what IS requlred of you In the hght of these consrderatrons It doesn't seem very much at all Look at the cruclfix He certamly dldn t count the cost And lest we have any wrong rmpressrons on the matter, lets get rt straight r1ght now Chrxst dred for you, yes, YOU joe Doaks, Powerrte, 1952 Can you thlnk of anyone r1ght off who would be wrllmg to do the same I can't exther Here at Power there are many op portunrtles for Catholic Actlon Some have made use of these opportunrtles others have shred away Why? The Sodalrty 1snt overcrowded nor lt the C Y A In the recent Catholxc lrterature drrve prlzes had to be offered to strmu late rnterest, and even then only a few were w1ll1ng to sacrrfice their trme to make lt a success Take a look at the mrssron totals sometrme and examine your conscrence Whlle you are lookmg at that examlne the Apostleshlp of Prayer posters and count the checks Not too many, are there Your check could have made lt more Too much trouble Chrrst could have Sald the same thlng at Calvary Xl hatever your attltude was or rs lets try and change rt to Chrrst s You can and wrth a httle prayer you w1ll Thrs IS your world It hes ln the hollow of your hand awartmg your touch to be changed It IS a Job that only you can do Dont refuse lt dont do lt badly Let your hght shxne before men so that In your hght they shall see ight 7 110 Rehglon Agamst Preyudroe Jesus Chrlst died to save each and every human bemg regardless of hls race, creed or color It doesn t matter lf th1s person rs a Chr1st1an, Jew, or pa gan In fact there IS not one soul, nor w1ll there ever be one who can say that he was not glven the means of salvatlon the means that were secured for hrm by the death of the Son of God jesus Chrlst on the Cross The entrre human race IS a brother hood, for we are all descendents of the first man, Adam, and we all contracted the tamt of orrgmal s1n from hrm the first of the human race To redeem thls smnmg creature and all hls brethren, Chrlst became one of us Now If God drd not conslder the physlcal dlfferences ln mankmd when he dled for them, IS rt r1ght for us to consrder them 1n our dealmgs wxth our fellow men? We must leave xt to the anthropolglsts, lf they are able, to explaln the dlfferences among the several races of mankmd Whatever these dlfferences are, they donlt matter, for we shouldnt Judge by looks but by mdrvrdual worth It IS what a person does that counts, not what he looks llke, or what he belreves One of the greatest objects of U S preyudlce was the Negroe, partrally due to the pos1t1on of subservrence that he once held Yet, he proved hrmself just as capable as any other person, the proof of which can be seen 1n many samts, sc1ent1sts athletes and leaders 1n every field, whlch h1s race has produced Remember well Each and everv race has produced rts great persons along wlth a few bad apples here and there Prejudlce breeds hate, Jealousfes, and a general rll feelmg among men There IS no reason for d1scr1m1nat1on against a partlcular race or rehgron We must love all human bemgs and treat them w1th the respect and klndness that we would show to our own blood brothers W hen thrs IS umversally achreved, there will be a true and lastmg world peace through Christ Our Lord Rellglon The Apostleshlp of Prayer Wherever men gather ln My Name, there wlll I be m the mrdst of them The Power . . . . n 0 0 0 ' ' ' . . , . , . . . . . 1 . . 7 . . . - 1 ' - - . . . y - U 7 , . . . . y - H y . . . 7 1 Q v c . . . 1 , . g4 ' 7 ' n n n . ,, . 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